Travelex, the world’s largest currency exchange company, wants to see its newly minted Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID) become the money of choice for spacefaring tourists. The cutesy name might be a bit of a stretch — intergalactic? — but with space tourism starting to take off, thrill-seeking billionaires from all over the world may [...]
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new currency for space-travellers
May 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: consumer · curio · finance · space
ebay sues craigslist, won’t say why
April 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
The eBay behemoth is suing the craigslist classified ad site, and strangely won’t say why. All it’s saying is that craigslist “unfairly diluted eBay’s economic interest by more than 10%,” and that the lawsuit aims to “safeguard its four-year financial investment.” That could mean anything or nothing. I’m guessing nothing. The case has been sealed, [...]
money to make martha proud
April 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Abe Lincoln notwithstanding, the U.S. five-dollar bill is looking just a little bit more Canadian these days, with a brand new splash of purple to help visually-impaired people distinguish between denominations. It includes new watermarks and an “enhanced security thread,” and the new colour is apparently also meant to foil counterfeiters who’ve run out of [...]
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explainer: 1 in 4 chance of worldwide recession
April 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Here’s some financial news for people who don’t read financial news. Odds of winning a Lotto 6/49 jackpot: 1 in 13,983,816 Odds of being struck by lightning: 1 in 3,125,000 Odds that a given person will be in a fatal motor vehicle accident: 1 in 87 Odds that a five-card poker hand will include a [...]
“subprime primer” mortgage crisis explainer, complete with stick men
February 27th, 2008 · No Comments
An entertaining – and surprisingly informative – slideshow that explains what caused the global subprime mortgage crisis. Via boingboing
money management advice to new writers, from a wildly successful author
February 20th, 2008 · No Comments
No, not me. John Scalzi is a freelancer and Hugo-nominated novelist who says his writing earned him $164k last year. Because he’s just such a nice guy, he’s put together a lengthy – and quite good – list of tips for aspiring writers like me and, possibly, you. The advice ranges from the obvious (“Don’t [...]
